GIS– 24 December, 2019: The Action Area Plan for the Buffer Zone of the Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Property, prepared by the Ministry of Housing and Land Use Planning in consultation with relevant stakeholders, has been approved.
The Action

GIS - 11 December, 2019: Mauritius marks another milestone as the ‘Sega tambour’ of Chagos Archipelago is inscribed on the UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding after the inscription of ‘Sega Tipik’ and ‘Geet

GIS - 06 December, 2019: The 14th edition of the Festival Internasional Kreol 2019 was launched, yesterday, at Balaclava, with a ‘Sware Poezi’ and other activities celebrating the Mauritian Creole culture. The President of the Republic of Mauritius,

GIS - 29 November, 2019: The 14th edition of the Festival Internasional Kreol will be held as from 05 December 2019 to 08 December 2019 and will be marked by a series of activities and key events, announced the Minister of Tourism, Mr Georges Pierre

GIS - 04 November, 2019: Mauritius is a pragmatic rainbow nation that strives to build an inclusive society based on equality, tolerance to diversity and democracy. It is a model not only in the African continent but in the whole world for the socia

GIS - 20 September, 2019: Construction works for the Intercontinental Slavery Museum at the Ex-Labourdonnais Military Hospital (near Aapravasi Ghat) in Port Louis will start soon and a team is already working on the project for its implementation.

GIS - 16 September, 2019: The launching of Pamplemousses Slave Heritage Trail was held on Saturday 14 September 2019 in Pamplemousses in presence of the Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun, the Director and ASG NATCOM UNESCO, Prim

GIS - 12 September, 2019: An exhibition entitled ‘Conversations - Du surréalisme à la création contemporaine’, bringing together works of famous artists of the 20th century art as well as of contemporary artists of the Indian Ocean, namely Antoni Tà

GIS - 10 September, 2019: “I would like to render homage to the democratic tradition that took root following your independence and that helps to make Mauritius a haven of peace. I express the hope that this art of living democracy can be cultivate